Did you know that PCB stands for Printed Circuit Board? 🤓 PCBs are in almost every electronic device, and are what makes your electronics function! ⚡ PCBs are basically just metal and plastic that conduct energy. Although a PCB can be in different colors, they are almost always green because they are made from a glass-epoxy, which is naturally green. The name for this green glass epoxy is solder mask.
On August 21, 2017 many on planet earth will have the rare opportunity to witness a Total Solar Eclipse. How rare, exactly? Well, it depends literally where on earth you are at a given point in time. If you reside primarily in the United States, then your last chance to have seen a Total Solar Eclipse was February 26, 1979. And, the next time you will be pulling out your solar eclipse glasses won't be until August 12, 2045!
The Zubi Flyer is the bomb dot com for makers: 5 PWM pins, 12 DIOs as well as hardware serial connections Rx and Tx. Running at 16MHz and 5V. The onboard switch-mode boost regulator is designed to operate on 3 Volts. Power can be supplied from a 3 Volt CR123A battery or from a USB cable that provides regulated +5 Volts DC to the board. Do not run any power exceeding 5 Volts as the regulator cannot handle step-down voltage.